Mel Brooks, Jim Carrey And Many More Fans And Friends Pay Tribute To The Late, Great Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder has passed at the age of 83. We now know that the man who wrote, produced, directed and starred in some of Hollywood’s best films and enraptured millions of hearts was suffering from debilitating Alzheimer’s disease. The legendary performer touched the world with his satire and quirky sensibilities, and while the world mourns, so do his friends and the countless entertainers he inspired. They quote his words, they reflect on his actions and they pay tribute to his utter greatness in 140 characters or less.

We’ll start off with Gene’s friend, mentor, and director, Mel Brooks.

— Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) August 29, 2016

Richard Pryor’s daughter made a touching tribute as well.

— Rain Pryor (@RainPryor) August 29, 2016

R.I.P Gene Wilder. As funny as they come.

— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) August 29, 2016

It’s interesting to see Jim Carrey play tribute, but in retrospect, you can sense that his manic portrayals of madmen with hearts of gold took plenty of inspiration from Wilder.

— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) August 29, 2016

When Gene Wilder walked into the meeting with that incredible perm in THE WOMAN IN RED, and he didn't even reference it. #RIP

— Mark Duplass (@MarkDuplass) August 29, 2016

— edgarwright (@edgarwright) August 29, 2016

Gene Wilder acted at a different frequency than any other. He was always a moment away from tenderness or hysteria. What an original.

— alan tudyk (@AlanTudyk) August 29, 2016

"Nowhere special. I always wanted to go there." #RIP #GeneWilder

— Taran Killam (@TaranKillam) August 29, 2016

RIP Gene Wilder – truly one of the greatest! pic.twitter.com/shNEkvDshP

— Michael Buckley (@buckhollywood) August 29, 2016

"Good Day Sir!"

RIP Gene Wilder

— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) August 29, 2016

Gene Wilder–

There are no words–

Artist

Inspirer

and

Hilarious

just

Brilliantly brilliant

— Jeffrey Tambor (@jeffreytambor) August 29, 2016

Gene Wilder.An inspiration.His performances had guts,originality&perfect timing.Original characters all with soul. pic.twitter.com/CLCo9kuWIe

— Vincent D'Onofrio (@vincentdonofrio) August 29, 2016

A genius I stole from constantly, and one I was humbled & thrilled to work with. RIP #GeneWilder pic.twitter.com/hCFyET1jji

— Eric McCormack (@EricMcCormack) August 29, 2016

RIP to the legendary Gene Wilder. 2016 has been painful so far. pic.twitter.com/7nbqY7Unva

— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) August 29, 2016

As we know, the passing of Gene’s wife, Gilda Radner led to Gene doing countless great works for cancer awareness, but we can’t forget his love, Karen Boyer, who he met on the set of See No Evil, Hear No Evil.

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 29, 2016

But, of course, it must end with a Wonka meme. There’s really no other way…

— Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) August 29, 2016

Wait. One more tweet for good measure. RIP, Gene. Can we get a posthumous Twitter verification for Mr. Wilder

— Gene Wilder (@OfficalGene) August 1, 2013